CHAPTER 3: A trip to Bayside
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans
Beast Boy was facing the exterior door "This is the moment" he thought. The door, although it wasn't too bigit separated him form the death that was outside. But he have to leave, so he pressed the button of the exterior door, he stepped out and immediately closed the door, so only a few snowflakes entered in the airlock. But he did all this in an automatic way; inside the suit he was petrified, waiting from death to hit him from one moment to another. In his mind he saw the deaths of the car driver and the bird that hit the window of the tower
"If something is going to happening, it should be now", but a black aura appeared in front of him, and sapped out of this thoughts, "Its Raven, she wants to know how I m going " and he started to walk, so Raven could see him from the window, he couldn't scream to her, so he started to wave his arms
-In the tower-
"The suit seems to work" Raven thought as she saw Beast Boy waving his arms
"Its time to put my suit and go with him" and she proceeded to suit herself up, whit the help of her powers. Moments later she was on the towers entrance, whit the hair dryer on her hand, and she left it on the ground of the airlock, and proceeded to go outside
When the exterior doors opened Beast Boy turned his head, he saw Raven with the Chemical suit
"How do you manage to put the suit" He asked
"Oh, with a little help of my powers" She answered
"And now where to Raven"
"I think that the city is too far away to travel by foot, so the best place to go now is Bayside, the small town on the way to the county side
"OK, raven we should go there"
They started to walk to Bayside and in the road they could see some car wrecks, but when they arrived to Bayside it was worst and the started to comprehend the magnitude of the tragedy. When the people heard the sound of the cars crashing, they opened the doors and windows, to see what was happening and that when the snowflakes do their job. Also both passed near a Bar, they saw that the costumers barley have time to get up from their seats
They arrived to a gas station and Beast Boy called Raven "Hey Raven I think that we can use that van" as he pointed to a red Citroen C15 van with the driver' door opened, "But first" he continued "We should go the local gun store"
"Why?" Raven asked
"As you said back in the tower, we are going to have the Rule of the Jungle around here and its better to be prepared"
"But I don't know how to use a gun"
"Don't worry Raven, I will show you how to use one"
And they walked to a nearby gun store, when they entered, Beast Boy passed to the other side of the counter and quickly grabbed a Browning 9mm pistol and two Pump-action shotguns, and some boxes of ammo, he loaded the pistol, and putted on one of the pockets of the suit
He grabbed one of the shotguns and said "Look it's quite easy to operate one of these things; First, you fill the magazine with three or more cartages. There's tension in the magazine from a spring, it's a bit like putting D-cell batteries into an old flashlight. Then you pull the pump to the rear of the gun. This ejects anything that's in the chamber, cocks the hammer, and loads a shell in the chamber. Next, you put the slide forward, which pushes the block and firing pin into the firing position against the cartridge. You press the trigger and the gun fires, finally after each fired shot, you repeat this motion to reload the gun and eject used cartages"
"Now do the same with this shotgun" as he handed the other shotgun and ammo to Raven, who do this with little trouble
"Great, you have done as well as me" he said
"Wow Beast Boy, I didn't know that you know how to use a gun"
"Well Raven, I learn this when I was in Africa, whit the constants civil wars there it's a matter of time for ending with a rifle on your hands, but I really don't want to talk about this, better if we search for supplies"
"Sorry for asking that Beast Boy" Raven said apologising
"Its ok, some day I have to talk about that"
Both returned to the gas station carrying the guns, and entered in the van. "Hey look, the keys are still on, probably the owner went to the bathroom in a hurry" Beast Boy surmised
"That's lucky for us" Raven said
So, he turned the ignition key and the engine's van started, and he putted the 1sr gear, and the van started to move
"Raven keep your eyes open for a 7/11 or something similar"
"Understood Beast Boy" she answered
After driving a few blocks Raven spotted a 7/11 and said "Hey over there" as she pointed to the next block, and Beast Boy stopped the van in the front of the store
"Remember, we are looking for canned food, ok"
"No problem Rae", but before she could answer, he stepped out of the car
And they entered to the 7/11 to search for food. Raven graved a cart and started putting cans on it, meanwhile Beast Boy looked for snacks "Hey Raven this crackers look fine. Shall we take them?"
"Yeah, why not" she said
With the cart full they headed back to the van, and started to pull the supplies in the back of the van, Beast Boy headed for the last time to the store, if he can take something else, he was inside when he heard a noise, a scream, a drowned scream, he was shocked, because he was already get used to see only dead bodies and silence so he decided to call Raven, who was outside loading the van "Raven come here and bring the shotgun" he screamed, and she arrived quickly to the back of the store when Beast Boy was.
"Who are you?" Raven said, but the only answer was some bangs, but louder every time, until they reached the back of the store, and they saw that the noises came from the closet
"Open up god damm, do you hear me" the voice said from the inside
"Who are you" this time Beast Boy asked
"I'm Jinx" she answered "but for Christ sake, get me out of here, in running out of air here"
"Jinx, how do you ended there" Beast Boy asked
"Long story…"
"But we cant, something very strange has happened there is something on the air that kills everything" Raven explained
"I m going to die, if I don't get out of here" Jinx responded
"OK, we are going to think something", a moment later she said "I know, Beast Boy grab that broom and clean the snowflake you see" as she pointed at one against the wall, I be right back" as she headed to the store, in there, she graved a big plastic banner whit the words "SALE 50 OFF" written on it, and she returned to the back, where Beast Boy finish to clear the room of the deadly snowflakes
"This is the plan, you cover Jinx with this banner and we run of to the van, and we return to the tower"
"Roger that Raven" he said
"Be careful where you put your hands on" and Beast Boy sweat roped under his gas mask. Since the door was locked the had do break the lock with the stock of the shotgun
"OK Jinx, I m going in, you better hold your respiration"
"If you say so…" she responded, so Beast Boy entered the closet, and warped Jinx with the banner, after checking, that the was well warped, he carried her on his back and headed to the store
"Ready Raven, lets go" And both Titan, runner to the van, carrying Jinx, this time Raven drove, and Beast Boy was in the back with Jinx, cheeking if she was fine
But if both weren't so concentrated, whit the driving, in the case of Raven, and carrying Jinx, along with the supplies, they have seen on the rear-view mirror, that some white star ships stared to descend in the Downtown of Jump City